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SalamAir adds two new destinations: Peshawar and Baghdad

SalamAir is expanding its network by adding two new destinations: Peshawar in Pakistan and Baghdad in Iraq

TAS News Service

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

MUSCAT : Starting August 31st, the airline will operate three weekly flights from Muscat to Baghdad. The new route will be available every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

In parallel, starting from the 1st of October, SalamAir will operate two flights per week to Peshawar every Monday and Thursday. Peshawar is its fourth destination in Pakistan, after Sialkot, Multan, and Karachi – its operations in Pakistan began with the first flight to Sialkot on 17 May 2017.


“We’re excited to unveil Peshawar and Baghdad as our latest destinations, a testament to our six years of successful operations. We have now extended our network to cover 41 airports spanning three continents,” said Captain Mohamed Ahmed, CEO of SalamAir.

He emphasized that the new routes signify the airline’s success in elevating connectivity between Oman and the world, while reinforcing the momentum of the tourism movement from and to the Sultanate.


Currently, the SalamAir network consists of 41 destinations: SalamAir flies to domestic destinations, including Muscat, Salalah, Suhar, Duqm, and Masirah, and international destinations including Dubai, Fujairah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Dammam, Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, Baghdad, Shiraz, Tehran, Mashhad, Istanbul, Rize, Trabzon, Alexandria, Beirut, Almaty, Baku, Kuala Lumpur, Prague, Sarajevo, Bangkok, Phuket, Colombo, Chattogram, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Karachi, Multan, Sialkot, Peshawar, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Trivandrum. SalamAir flies directly from Suhar to Salalah, Shiraz, Trabzon, and Salalah to Muscat, Suhar, Fujairah, Madinah, Bahrain, and Calicut.

SalamAir meets the nation’s growing demand for affordable travel options and aims to generate further employment and business creation opportunities in various sectors in Oman.

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